Shepherd Moons

Shepherd Moons is an album by Irish musician Enya, released on November 4, 1991. It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1993. It was a #1 album in the UK and a Top 20 hit in the US, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

"Shepherd Moons" – 3:42
"Caribbean Blue" – 3:58
"How Can I Keep from Singing?" – 4:23
"Ebudæ" – 1:54
"Angeles" – 3:57
"No Holly for Miss Quinn" – 2:40
"Book of Days" – 2:32^[1]
"Evacuee" – 3:50
"Lothlórien" – 2:08
"Marble Halls" – 3:53
"Afer Ventus" – 4:05
"Smaointe..." – 6:07

Singles

"Caribbean Blue" released with "Orinoco Flow", "As Baile", "Angeles", and "Oriel Window" as additional tracks.
"How Can I Keep from Singing?" released with "Oíche Chiún" and "'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile" appearing as additional tracks. (Chiún is an apparent misspelling of Chiúin.^{[citation needed]})
"Book of Days" released with "Watermark", "On Your Shore", and "Exile" as additional tracks.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Country	Peak position
Australia	8
Austria	31
Hungary^[2]	35
New Zealand	39
Norway	2
Spain	3
Sweden	5
Switzerland	13
United Kingdom	1
United States	17

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[3]	2× Platinum	120,000^{^}
Belgium (BEA)^[4]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[5]	Platinum	250,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[7]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[8]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[9]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[10]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[11]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Enya – percussion, keyboards, vocals, piano
Andy Duncan – percussion
Roy Jewitt – clarinet
Liam O'Flynn – uillean pipes
Nicky Ryan – additional percussion
Steve Sidwell – cornet

Production

Producer: Nicky Ryan
Executive Producer: Rob Dickins
Engineers: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
Assistant engineer: Robin Barclay
Mixing: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
Arranger: Enya, Nicky Ryan
Photography: David Scheinmann
Wardrobe by The New Renaissance

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200 (US)	15
1991	Top New Age Albums (US)	1
1991	Official Album Chart (UK)	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Caribbean Blue"	Modern Rock Tracks (US)	2
1992	"Caribbean Blue"	Adult Contemporary (US)	24
1992	"Caribbean Blue"	The Billboard Hot 100 (US)	72
1991	"Caribbean Blue"	Official Singles Chart (UK)	10
1991	"How Can I Keep From Singing?"	Official Singles Chart (UK)	29
1992	"Book Of Days"	Official Singles Chart (UK)	8

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1993	Shepherd Moons	Best New Age Album

Footnotes

^ Early editions of the album included a version of Book of Days with Gaelic lyrics. Later editions substituted a new recording with English language lyrics recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Far and Away.
^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ "Argentinian album certifications – Enya – Sheperd Moons". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
^ "Brazilian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Music Canada.
^ "French album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'Shepherd Moons')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Shepherd Moons in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "Spanish album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Shepherd Moons')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
^ "American album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Recording Industry Association of America.

Preceded by Greatest Hits II by Queen	UK number one album November 16, 1991 – November 22, 1991	Succeeded by We Can't Dance by Genesis

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[1] Early editions of the album included a version of Book of Days with Gaelic lyrics. Later editions substituted a new recording with English language lyrics recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Far and Away.

[mahasz-2] "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

[ArgentinaEnyaSheperd_MoonsalbumCertRef-3] "Argentinian album certifications – Enya – Sheperd Moons". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.

[BelgiumEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-4] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.

[BrazilEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-5] "Brazilian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.

[CanadaEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-6] "Canadian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Music Canada.

[FranceEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-7] "French album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[GermanyEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-8] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'Shepherd Moons')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[NetherlandsEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-9] "Dutch album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Shepherd Moons in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[SpainEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-10] "Spanish album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.

[SwitzerlandEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-11] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Shepherd Moons')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-12] MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.

[United_StatesEnyaShepherd_MoonsalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Awards Discography
Studio albums	Enya Watermark Shepherd Moons The Memory of Trees A Day Without Rain Amarantine And Winter Came... Dark Sky Island
Singles	"Orinoco Flow" "Evening Falls..." "Storms in Africa" "Caribbean Blue" "How Can I Keep from Singing?" "Book of Days" "Marble Halls" "The Celts" "Anywhere Is" "On My Way Home" "Only If..." "Only Time" "Wild Child" "May It Be" "Amarantine" "It's in the Rain" "Trains and Winter Rains" "Echoes in Rain"
Compilations	Paint the Sky with Stars The Very Best of Enya
EPs	Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
Box sets	A Box of Dreams Only Time: The Collection
Soundtrack albums	The Frog Prince: The Original Soundtrack Recording Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati
Related articles	Clannad Nicky Ryan Roma Ryan Manderley Castle 6433 Enya "Ready or Not" "I Don't Wanna Know"
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